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(3/30/2009) DenPost reports that revenues accumulated by local traffic courts in traffic fines and penalties totaled Rp. 1.2 billion (US$107,150) in 2008. This translates into 92,436 violations that resulted in 89,689 tickets issued by police. The difference of 2,747 between ticketed and non-ticketed violations is accounted by drivers issued with warnings in lieu of tickets.

The breakdown of traffic fines across the island:

• Rp. 258.3 million from tickets issued by traffic police assigned at the Denpasar Police Headquarters.